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单词 crape myrtle
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crape myrtle


crape myrtle

also crepe myrtlen. A deciduous shrub (Lagerstroemia indica) native to China and widely cultivated in warm regions for its showy clusters of variously colored flowers with crinkled petals.

crape myrtle

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crepe myrtle

n (Plants) an oriental lythraceous shrub, Lagerstroemia indica, cultivated in warm climates for its pink, red, or white flowers

crape′

(or crepe′) myr`tle


n. a tall, ornamental Chinese shrub, Lagerstroemiaindica, of the loosestrife family, having clusters of crinkled pink, purple, or white flowers. [1840–50, Amer.]
Thesaurus
Noun1.crape myrtle - ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United Statescrepe flower, crepe myrtle, Lagerstroemia indicagenus Lagerstroemia, Lagerstroemia - shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowersbush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

crape myrtle


crape myrtle:

see loosestrifeloosestrife,
common name for the Lythraceae, a widely distributed family of plants most abundant as woody shrubs in the American tropics but including also herbaceous species (chiefly of temperate zones) and some trees.
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crape myrtle


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Synonyms for crape myrtle

noun ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States

Synonyms

  • crepe flower
  • crepe myrtle
  • Lagerstroemia indica

Related Words

  • genus Lagerstroemia
  • Lagerstroemia
  • bush
  • shrub
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